Demographics: I'm white, heterosexual, cisgender, male, feminist, atheist, skeptical, and often opinionated. There are probably other descriptors that could be applied, but those will do for now.

Science creds: I have a B.A. in biology, with a focus on ecology, and I've participated in field studies of iguanas, turtles, and snakes.

Nonfiction writing: Currently this blog is where I write nonfiction, and where I try to see a way through the coming decades for human civilization.

Fiction writing: My primary fiction projects are a couple novels, plus Brigadoon, Space Station in the Mists, which you can find at https://abedrayton.com, along updates on other fiction-related stuff.

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This Week in “Free Market” Capitalism: Government-picked winners

It probably comes as no surprise to any of my readers, but the GOP has decided to order utilities to buy electricity from coal even if it’s more expensive than other sources of energy:

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